do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-72/14: Action brought on 23 July 2014  — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: administrator, admission to examinations, competition (EU), servant (EU)








C_2014388EN.01002902.xml










3.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/29





Action brought on 23 July 2014 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-72/14)
2014/C 388/36
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: L. Ortiz Blanco and A. Givaja Sanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the selection board of the competition not to admit the applicant to internal competition COM/3/AD 9/13 because she was not a ‘member of the temporary staff of the Commission’ which is a condition for eligibility.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of 18 September 2013, confirmed on 22 October 2013, not to admit the applicant to competition COM/3/AD 9/13;










—


Annul, in so far as necessary, the decision dated 11 April 2014 and served on the applicant on 14 April 2014 rejecting the claim of 17 December 2013;










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.
Case T-361/14: Action brought on 23 July 2014  — HB and Others v Commission
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: competence of the institution, infringement of EU law, legislative initiative, petition








C_2014409EN.01004402.xml










17.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 409/44





Action brought on 23 July 2014 — HB and Others v Commission
(Case T-361/14)
2014/C 409/64
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: HB and Others (Linz, Austria) Hans Joachim Richter (Bremen, Germany); Carmen Arsene (Pitesti, Romania); Robert Coates Smith (Glatton, United Kingdom); Magdalena Anna Kuropatwinska (Warsaw, Poland); Nathalie Louise Klinge (Zuidbroek, Netherlands); and Christos Yiapanis (Paphos, Cyprus) (represented by: C. Kolar, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the European Commission decision of 26 March 2014 which rejected registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Ethics for Animals and Kids’.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants claim, in essence, that by the decision which rejected registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Ethics for Animals and Kids’, the Commission had failed to observe the limits of its competence and infringed its duty to protect, the general prohibition of arbitrariness and Articles 11 and 13 TFEU.
2014/498/EU: Council Decision of 23 July 2014 appointing two Estonian members and two Estonian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Estonia, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2014221EN.01001301.xml










25.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 221/13








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 23 July 2014
         
appointing two Estonian members and two Estonian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/498/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the EstonianGovernment,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. On 21 May 2013, by Council Decision 2013/239/EU (3), Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.












(2)


Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Väino HALLIKMÄGI and Mr Jüri PIHL.












(3)


An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Saima KALEV.












(4)


An alternate member's seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI as member of the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






(a)


as members:






—


Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI, Mayor of the City of Rakvere,











—


Mr Urmas SUKLES, Mayor of the City of Haapsalu;





and










(b)


as alternate members:






—


Mr Hannes HANSO, Mayor of the City of Kuressaare,











—


Mr Rait PIHELGAS, Mayor of Ambla Rural Municipality.











Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.


For the Council


The President

S. GOZI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

(3)  
            OJ L 141, 28.5.2013, p. 43.
Case C-359/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 23 July 2014  — ERGO Insurance SE, acting through its Lithuanian branch ERGO Insurance SE v If P&C Insurance AS, acting through its branch If P&C Insurance AS
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, commercial vehicle, contract, insurance company, national law, territorial jurisdiction, tractor, transport accident








C_2014329EN.01000901.xml










22.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/9





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 23 July 2014 — ERGO Insurance SE, acting through its Lithuanian branch ERGO Insurance SE v If P&C Insurance AS, acting through its branch If P&C Insurance AS
(Case C-359/14)
2014/C 329/11
Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: ERGO Insurance SE, acting through its Lithuanian branch ERGO Insurance SE

Defendant: If P&C Insurance AS, acting through its branch If P&C Insurance AS

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 [June] 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (1), which provides that ‘[w]here the law applicable cannot be determined pursuant to paragraphs 1 or 2, the contract shall be governed by the law of the country with which it is most closely connected’, be interpreted as meaning that, in circumstances such as those which have arisen in the present case, German law has to be applied?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the negative, must the principle laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (2) be interpreted as meaning that, in circumstances such as those which have arisen in the present case, the law to be applied to the dispute between the insurer of the tractor and the insurer of the trailer must be determined in accordance with the law of the country of the place in which the damage resulting from the road accident occurred?






(1)  OJ L 177, p. 6.

(2)  OJ L 199, p. 40.
Council Decision of 23 July 2014 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Chemicals Agency, Ireland, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_2014242EN.01000201.xml










25.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 242/2





COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 July 2014
appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
2014/C 242/03
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council is to appoint as members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Management Board’) one representative from each Member State.










(2)


By its Decision of 13 May 2013 (2), the Council appointed 12 members of the Management Board.










(3)


The Government of Ireland has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Irish representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2017,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Ms Sharon Jane MCGUINNESS, of Irish nationality, born on 13 July 1965, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency, replacing Mr Martin LYNCH, for the period from 23 July 2014 to 31 May 2017.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.


For the Council


The President

S. GOZI




(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 138, 17.5.2013, p. 14.
Council Regulation (EU) No 851/2014 of 23 July 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Lithuania
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, Lithuania, conversion rate, euro, euro area








L_2014233EN.01002101.xml










6.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 233/21








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 851/2014
of 23 July 2014
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Lithuania


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (1) determines those conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.












(2)


According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Lithuania is a Member State with a derogation as defined in Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.












(3)


Pursuant to Council Decision 2014/509/EU of 23 July 2014 on the adoption by Lithuania of the euro on 1 January 2015 (2), Lithuania fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Lithuania is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2015.












(4)


The introduction of the euro in Lithuania requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Lithuanian litas. This conversion rate should be set at 3,45280 litas per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the litas in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).












(5)


Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line is inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the Latvian lats and the Luxembourg franc:

               ‘= 3,45280 Lithuanian litas’.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2015.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.


For the Council


The President

S. GOZI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 29.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 815/2014 of 23 July 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Azores, EU waters, France, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014222EN.01000501.xml










26.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 222/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 815/2014
of 23 July 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of France


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President,

Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


15/TQ43




Member State


France




Stock


ANF/8C3411




Species


Anglerfish (Lophiidae)




Zone


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Closing date


7.7.2014
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau apply
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Guinea-Bissau, economic sanctions, international sanctions, peace, public safety








C_2014238EN.01000301.xml










23.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 238/3





Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau apply
2014/C 238/02
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annexes II and III to Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons designated in the abovementioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2012/285/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 should continue to apply to those persons.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, by 30 April 2015, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s periodic review, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Decision 2012/285/CFSP and Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) No 377/2012.


(1)  OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 36.

(2)  OJ L 119, 4.5.2012, p. 4.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014238EN.01000701.xml










23.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 238/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 July 2014
2014/C 238/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3481




JPY


Japanese yen


136,93




DKK


Danish krone


7,4567




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79050




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2414




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2151




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3440




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,485




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,63




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1473




RON


Romanian leu


4,4396




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8574




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4368




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4502




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4499




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5564




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6730




KRW


South Korean won


1 382,35




ZAR


South African rand


14,3199




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3655




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6170




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 631,21




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2805




PHP


Philippine peso


58,495




RUB


Russian rouble


47,0830




THB


Thai baht


42,867




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9966




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4926




INR


Indian rupee


81,1826






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2014 of 23 July 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cebularz lubelski (PGI))
Date: 2014-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lublin province, Poland, bread, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2014232EN.01000201.xml










5.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 232/2








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 844/2014
of 23 July 2014
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cebularz lubelski (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Poland's application to register the name ‘Cebularz lubelski’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Cebularz lubelski’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Cebularz lubelski’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 2.3. bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 80, 19.3.2014, p. 8.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).